2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season

The 2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).[1]

2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season
Division champions
Head coachDon Dulay
Results
Record20–5 (.800)
PlaceDivision: 1st (South)
Playoff finishNational Finals
(lost vs. San Juan, 2–3)
Davao Occidental Tigers seasons

The Tigers had a slow start, beginning the season 2–3, before winning 18 of the remaining 20 games, which included a 13-game winning streak. Finishing the season 20–5, Davao Occidental finished as the top seed in the South Division. In the playoffs, they first swept both Cebu City and Bacoor City before beating the defending champion Batangas City Athletics in a three-game South Division Finals series to face the San Juan Knights in the National Finals. Both teams alternated wins in the series, with the Tigers winning in game 4 to force a deciding game 5. Davao Occidental's championship hopes ended after a late push by San Juan took their lead, losing the series in five games.

Most of the team's home games were played at Rizal Memorial Colleges, though three games took place at the Davao City Recreation Center and one game at the University of Southeastern Philippines.

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Davao Occidental Tigers 25 20 5 .800 — Playoffs
2 Batangas City Athletics 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
3 Muntinlupa Cagers 25 15 10 .600[lower-alpha 1] 5
4 GenSan Warriors 25 14 11 .560 6
5 Bacoor City Strikers 25 13 12 .520 7
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Win percentage; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Head-to-head point differential; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Overall point differential; 6) Overall points scored.
Notes:
  1. Batangas City wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa by head-to-head victory.

Schedule
2018–19 Davao Occidental Tigers season schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Location Record Recap
1 June 14ImusW 75–71Alonte Sports Arena1–0
2 June 26Quezon CityW 90–78Pasig Sports Center2–0
3 July 6BataanL 88–91Navotas Sports Complex2–1
4 July 19MakatiL 77–79Alonte Sports Arena2–2
5 August 1BulacanL 85–88 (OT)Filoil Flying V Centre2–3
6 August 14Cebu CityW 71–64Strike Gymnasium3–3
7 August 25PampangaW 82–77Alonte Sports Arena4–3
8 August 30ValenzuelaW 92–85University of Southeastern Philippines5–3
9 September 19PasayW 68–61Cuneta Astrodome6–3
10 September 29CaloocanW 82–68Caloocan Sports Complex7–3
11 October 13LagunaW 72–66Marist School8–3
12 October 20MandaluyongW 86–63Rizal Memorial Colleges9–3
13 November 10NavotasW 72–59Filoil Flying V Centre10–3
14 November 20ZamboangaW 93–68Valenzuela Astrodome11–3
15 November 24BasilanW 86–61Lamitan Capitol Gymnasium12–3
16 December 5PasigW 88–82Marist School13–3
17 December 13Bacoor CityW 69–50Strike Gymnasium14–3
18 December 18San JuanW 87–75Rizal Memorial Colleges15–3
19 January 9General SantosL 83–84Valenzuela Astrodome15–4
20 January 19MarikinaW 80–68Marist School16–4
21 January 29ParañaqueW 92–82Valenzuela Astrodome17–4
22 February 9Batangas CityW 71–70Batangas City Coliseum18–4
23 February 21RizalW 84–74Muntinlupa Sports Complex19–4
24 February 26ManilaL 88–89San Andres Sports Complex19–5
25 March 6MuntinlupaW 88–82Muntinlupa Sports Complex20–5
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Schedule
2019 Davao Occidental Tigers playoffs schedule
Round Game Date Opponent Score Location Series Recap
Division Quarterfinals 1 March 14Cebu CityW 82–67Rizal Memorial Colleges1–0
2 March 16Cebu CityW 76–69Lagao Gymnasium2–0
Division Semifinals 1 March 27Bacoor CityW 79–71Rizal Memorial Colleges1–0
2 March 30Bacoor CityW 87–67Batangas City Coliseum2–0
Division Finals 1 April 4Batangas CityW 66–48Davao City Recreation Center1–0
2 April 6Batangas CityL 76–74De La Salle Lipa1–1
3 April 8Batangas CityW 66–51Davao City Recreation Center2–1
National Finals 1 April 11San JuanL 74–84Davao City Recreation Center0–1
2 April 13San JuanW 67–60Rizal Memorial Colleges1–1
3 April 16San JuanL 62–67Filoil Flying V Centre1–2
4 April 22San JuanW 77–66Filoil Flying V Centre2–2
5 April 25San JuanL 86–87Rizal Memorial Colleges2–3
Source: Schedule

References
  1. Luarca, Roy (June 12, 2018). "MPBL: Expansion teams, new faces and stars headline Datu Cup curtain-raiser". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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